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Wirral Town Guide Service, 5 Hamilton Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6DL

Granted Wirral LBC/20/00799 Listed Building Consent

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Retrospective application for physical works related to conversion of vacant offices in to a coffee shop and deli, including access and use to and of neighbouring unit. Retrospective permission sought for breach in wall between numbers 3 and 5, and painting of white sills in grey. Installation of signage.

As published by the council, reference LBC/20/00799

Application record

Reference
LBC/20/00799
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
18 Jun 2020
Validated
18 Jun 2020
Decided
30 Jul 2020
Ward
Birkenhead & Tranmere
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CH41 6DL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wirral register

This site has had 5 applications since 2004: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • APP/20/00801 Decided

    Wirral Town Guide Service, 5 Hamilton Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6DL

    Change of use from former offices to coffee shop & deli, with access in to neighboring unit and use of pavement areas as shown on plan for table and chairs.

    Decided 30 Sep 2020 Full applications
  • ADV/20/00800 Granted

    Wirral Town Guide Service, 5 Hamilton Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6DL

    Retrospective application for external sign for coffee shop.

    Decided 30 Jul 2020 Advertising
  • APP/20/00723 Granted

    Wirral Town Guide Service, 5 Hamilton Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6DL

    Change of Use for the placing of tables and chairs on the highway at Hamilton Street and Bridge Street, Birkenhead, associated with the Liberty Bell Coffee shop, including advertising Liberty Bell Coffee on any boundary treatment.

    Decided 28 Jul 2020 Full applications
  • LBC/04/06576 Granted

    Wirral Town Guide Service, 5 Hamilton Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 6DL

    To fix electric shutter to inside of window

    Decided 23 Sep 2004 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Jun 2020

    Received by Wirral

  2. 30 Jul 2020

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Rivergate Limited Agent

11 applications on PlanIndex

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Documents

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14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wirral granted permission on 30 July 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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